CVE-2005-2448: Medium severity ekg ekg vulnerability
Published Aug 3, 2005
·Updated
Multiple "endianness errors" in libgadu in ekg before 1.6rc2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid behavior in applications) on big-endian systems.
Affected Software
7 affected components
ekg ekg=1.4
ekg ekg=1.5
ekg ekg=1.3
ekg ekg=2005-06-05
ekg ekg=1.6_rc1
ekg ekg=2005-04-11
ekg ekg=1.1
Event History
Aug 3, 2005
CVE Published
04:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2005-2448?
CVE-2005-2448 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting certain versions of libgadu in ekg.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-2448?
To address CVE-2005-2448, upgrade to ekg version 1.6rc2 or later where the issue has been resolved.
3
Which versions of ekg are affected by CVE-2005-2448?
CVE-2005-2448 affects ekg versions 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6_rc1.
4
What kind of attacks can be launched exploiting CVE-2005-2448?
Exploitation of CVE-2005-2448 can lead to unexpected behavior and denial of service on big-endian systems.
5
Is CVE-2005-2448 specific to certain operating systems?
CVE-2005-2448 primarily impacts big-endian systems where the affected versions of ekg are installed.